AP Photo
Jeremy Lin and Jason Kidd, two point guards from the Bay Area, had a chance to chat during the game. Yes, the kid from Palo Alto mentioned to the Kidd from Oakland that he's followed his Hall of Fame career.
"He's a Bay Area legend, and I grew up in the Bay Area," Lin said. "I've admired him and watched him his whole career. We were talking throughout the game. He gave me a lot of veteran advice."
Lin, it turns out, also had some words for Kidd. Standing at his locker later, Kidd said Lin told him, "Coming down the stretch, I know you're going to hit a 3."
"Unfortunately, I didn't do that," Kidd said. "I think he was softening me up."
Slowing down Linsanity was beyond Kidd's Hall of Fame powers, and ...
Backs against the wall, 13-game postseason losing streak in hand, the New York Knicks kept their memorable 2011-12 season alive with an 89-87 win on Sunday afternoon. In downing the Miami Heat, the Knicks staved off a sweep in... more »
This probably won’t surprise you all that much, but the locals aren’t exactly going underground here in South Florida, petrified by tonight’s Game 5 between the Heat and the Knicks. Nobody is summoning the ghosts of the... more »
Minutes before LeBron James sauntered onto the court that now supposedly belongs to Carmelo Anthony, looking to put the New York Knicks into an insurmountable hole, noted comedian Ben Stiller walked courtside, looking perplexed... more »
As the Lakers teetered on the brink of elimination and collapse last week, and while the Clippers were trying -- but ultimately failing -- to choke away a 3-1 lead in their fifth playoff appearance since ... more »
As New York Knicks owner James Dolan watched courtside, here’s how he had to always imagine LeBron James introducing himself to playoff basketball at Madison Square Garden: Game on the line, and the greatness rising in the... more »
Email
Print
Share